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Scientists measure a bacteria population and find that it is 10,000. Five days later, they find
that the population has doubled. Which functionſ could describe the bacteria population d
days after the scientists first measured it, assuming it grows exponentially?

Answer 1

The rate of exponential growth of a bacterial culture is expressed as generation time, also the doubling time of the bacterial population. Generation time (G) is defined as the time (t) per generation (n = number of generations). Hence, G=t/n is the equation from which calculations of generation time (below) derive.